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Welcome to Bent ...

Bent is located in Pulaski County<1>.


The location of Bent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Bent is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Bent (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bent lies within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Bent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bent - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bent.

Communities near Bent ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bent.

  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
  • London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
    • Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
  • Science Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Science Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Science Hill
    • Science Hill is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Science Hill <4>
  • Eubank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
    • Eubank is located in Pulaski County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eubank <4>
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Rockcastle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
  • Coin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Coin is located in Pulaski County
  • Mount Victory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victory
    • Mount Victory is located in Pulaski County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bent.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bent. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bent.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bent. See our Newspapers Page for Bent.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bent ...

Looking for more information about Bent? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bent.

Adding Bent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bent in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bent post office opened in 1898.

We also found Bent on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bent.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicountygovt.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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